TURKANA COUNTY TOUTS CLEAN ENERGY AS PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT TOOL
Lodwar – 11th April 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) A clean energy project seeks to enhance peacebuilding and development efforts in cross-border sub-counties. This follows a following a meeting with the Chief Officer (CO) for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Triza Amoni, by representatives from DanChurchAid (DCA) Kenya and Turkana Pastoralists Development Organization (TUPADO). […]
COUNTY PILOTS’ DIGITAL TOOL TO ADDRESS GAPS IN SEASONAL MALARIA CHEMO PREVENTION CAMPAIGN
Lodwar– 10th April 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Department of Health and Sanitation, in collaboration with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), is set to pilot a User Acceptance Testing (UAT) digital tool to identify and address gaps in the upcoming Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign. This SMC campaign administers anti-malaria medication to children under […]
LODWAR COUNTY REFERRAL HOSPITAL INAUGURATES NEW MANAGEMENT BOARD
Lodwar – 9th April 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Lodwar County Referral Hospital (LCRH) has inaugurated a new hospital management board to enhance efficiency in the delivery of quality healthcare services. The eight-member board is tasked with providing oversight by monitoring performance, with a focus on governance, accountability, and addressing community health needs. Speaking […]
TURKANA COUNTY SET TO ESTABLISH AGGREGATION AND INDUSTRIAL PARKS AFTER BENCHMARK
Machakos, April 9, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Turkana County has developed a work plan to establish County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) in Turkana Central, following a week-long benchmarking mission in Uasin Gishu and Machakos counties. The exercise, led by Acting County Secretary Joseph Nyang’a, included field visits, stakeholder meetings, and in-depth discussions […]
COUNTY GOVERNMENT, IFC HOLD WORKSHOP ON LAND USE POLICY
Lodwar, April 9, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Turkana County Government, in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), hosted a three-day workshop on land use policy aimed at knowledge sharing and building capacity of key stakeholders in land management. The taskforce made up of county Government and IFC officials also proposed strategies for […]
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO GRANT SH250 MILLION FOR INDUSTRIAL PARKS IN TURKANA
Nairobi, April 9, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) Turkana County is set to receive a Sh250 million matching grant from the national government for the development of County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs), following high-level talks between the two levels of government. County officials led by Trade, Cooperatives, Youth and Gender CECM Roseline Aite […]
COUNTY ENGAGES ARTISANAL MINERS OVER NEW MINING PROSPECTOR IN TURKANA
Lolupe – April 8, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government, through the Department of Mining, held a community engagement forum with artisanal miners and stakeholders from Naduat, Lolupe, and Makutano of Nakalale Ward, Turkana North Sub-county. The forum aimed to gather community views on Gazette Notice No. 3874 dated March 28, 2025, […]
THE GOVERNMENT HANDS OVER SITE FOR LOKWII IRRIGATION SCHEME FENCING TO BOOST FOOD SECURITY
Lokori, April 8th 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The Department of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has handed over Site for the fencing of Lokwii irrigation scheme fencing project in Turkana East sub-county. The activity, which costs Kshs 30 million shillings, aims to enhance agricultural productivity for farmers in the Lokwii and Lotubae village units […]
COUNTY DISTRIBUTES EQUIPMENT TO ARTISANAL MINERS’ COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
Lolupe – 8th April 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) The County Government has distributed various tools to the Jatann and Ajokis Artisanal Miners Co-operatives Societies in Nakalale Ward, Turkana North Sub-county. The equipment with includes two modern Airpick demolisher machines, 30 headlights and 80 metallic pans are meant to aid the miners to extract […]
TURKANA TO BANK ON AGRICULTURE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A THRIVING INDUSTRIAL PARK
Machakos, April 8, 2025 (Public Communications and Media Relations) In a bid to spur industrial growth and transform the County, Turkana has vowed to tap into its rich agricultural potential to create industries. This was revealed by the Director of Agriculture, Aaron Nanok during a benchmarking tour of Uasin Gishu and Machakos to learn models […]